Occasional ramblings from a conservative retired pastor, now author, on my book,marriage, faith, and whatever else may strike me at the moment.

Saturday, June 3, 2017

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE LORD

I
Sam. 12:9 But the people soon forgot about the LORD their God, so he let them
be conquered by Sisera, the general of Hazor’s army, and by the Philistines and
the king of Moab.

The children of God forgot about God.
They ignored the Lord to the point where they no longer even thought about Him.
They went about their merry way doing what they wanted to do as if God did not
even exist. We need to think about this for a few moments today.

It is a dangerous thing to dismiss God
from our thoughts. When we begin to neglect our Bibles and stop praying except
in times of great distress or want, we begin to travel down the slippery road
of pushing God out of our lives. When we begin the process of shuffling the
Lord down the list of our priorities in life, we begin shutting Him out. When
we begin to tolerate sin in our lives and treat it as if it’s no big deal, we
begin to push the Lord out.When we get
too busy to pray, we begin to push Him out.When we find excuses to stay away from church, we begin to shut Him
out.When we start avoiding being with
other believers, we begin shutting Him out.

It doesn’t take too long and it doesn’t
take much effort to get to the point where we soon forget about God and fall
into sin. It takes a lot of work to keep the Lord fresh in our minds and no
effort at all to soon forget Him. We are by nature prone to wander away from
God. Only those who are determined and put forth the effort will keep their
hearts pure before God.

What about you? Are you living a life
determined by God, or are you crowding Him out? Are you living with the Lord on
your mind, or are you forgetting that He is even a part of you? We have no one
to blame but ourselves when we wander away from God and come underneath His
judgment.

About Me

I have been a pastor for nearly 40 years. I have ministered in small, rural churches that have necessitated my working outside the church to support my family. I recently wrote my first book and have others that are waiting to be published. I am conservative in thought and practice. It is my passion in life to be all that the Lord wants me to be. I love Him with all my heart and look forward to being with him some day.